Bones may be missing woman, police say

Human remains found by a bushwalker in the NSW Blue Mountains may belong to a 60-year-old woman who went missing from her home in suspicious circumstances almost two years ago, police say.

The skeletal remains were discovered below Echo Point at Katoomba, west of Sydney, about 5.30pm December 10 — the same suburb where Margaret Hills disappeared in early 2010 as she and her husband were preparing for bed.

Detectives are treating the death as suspicious and a post mortem is being conducted to determine the cause, police said in a statement.

The body has not been formally identified but police have referred the matter to Strike Force Tapley, which was set up to investigate Mrs Hills' disappearance.

Mrs Hills was last seen by her husband on the evening of February 2, 2010, as they prepared to retire for the night.

At the time, police said Mrs Hills had not taken any medication or money with her and the disappearance was out of character.

Police spent two days recovering the remains and searching the area for clothing and other evidence.

"Forensic experts also examined the scene and have taken a number of items for further examination," police said in a statement.